Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976

Spain was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 with the song "Sobran las palabras", written and performed by Braulio. The Spanish participating broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) selected its entry through a national final. It was its first national final since 1971 and the last one until 2000.

Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Country	Spain
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	First show 8 February 1976 Second show 15 February 1976 Results show 28 February 1976
Selected entrant	Braulio
Selected song	"Sobran las palabras"
Selected songwriter(s)	Braulio Antonio García Bautista
Finals performance
Final result	16th, 11 points
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1975 • 1976 • 1977►

Before Eurovision

National final

Televisión Española (TVE) held its national final at its studios in Prado del Rey, hosted by Pilar Cañada and Jana Escribano. It consisted of three shows: the first fourteen songs were presented on 8 February 1976, the other fourteen songs on 15 February, and the final results were revealed on 28 February. 14 performers participated, each one with two songs, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.^[1][2]

Show 1 – 8 February 1976 Draw Artist Song Place 1 Eddie Santiago "Una vez más" 3 2 "Dime" — 3 María José Prendes "Yo soy mujer sin tí" — 4 "Adiós amor" — 5 Daniel Velázquez "Perdóname, perdóname" 4 6 "Palabras, sólo palabras" — 7 Lorenzo Santamaría "Piensa en mí" — 8 "Si tu fueras mi mujer" 2 9 Nubes Grises "Recuerdos" — 10 "Nace el sentimiento" — 11 Myriam de Ryu "El músico y la rosa" — 12 "Pequeño ruiseñor" — 13 Braulio "A tí que hoy despiertas a la vida" — 14 Braulio "Sobran las palabras" 1

Show 2 – 15 February 1976 Draw Artist Song Place 1 Morena & Clara "Tu mal comportamiento" — 2 "El chico que yo más quiero" — 3 Oscar Janot "Óyeme" — 4 "Ven conmigo" — 5 Tony Landa "Para tí" — 6 "Adiós" — 7 Don Francisco & José Luis "Entre los pliegues de una manta" — 8 "Canta y ya seremos dos" — 9 Mike Kennedy & Los Bravos "Diós bendiga la música" — 10 "Nunca nunca nunca" — 11 Mochi "Ángel mío" — 12 "Vive conmigo" — 13 Miguel Ángel "Cuando todos cantemos juntos" — 14 "Adiós María" —

At Eurovision

Braulio was the 12th to perform in the running order, following Finland and preceding Italy. He received 11 points for his performance, coming 16th in a field of 18.^[3] The members of the Spanish jury included Alfonso Lapeña (chairperson and Head of Broadcasting), Francisco Otero Besteiro (sculptor), Ángel Nieto (motorcycle racer), Javier Escrivá (actor), Mercedes Alonso (actress), Pilar Trenas (journalist), Pedro Gutiérrez "El Niño de la Capea" (bullfighter), Florentino Casanova (student), Rita Aragón (actress), Ana Alonso (student) and Cristina Galbó (actress).

Voting

Points awarded to Spain[4] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points  Italy  Monaco  United Kingdom 2 points 1 point  France  Greece

Points awarded by Spain[4] Score Country 12 points  United Kingdom 10 points  France 8 points  Austria 7 points  Monaco 6 points  Finland 5 points  Ireland 4 points   Switzerland 3 points  Netherlands 2 points  Germany 1 point  Israel

References

1. del Amor Caballero, Reyes (20 May 2004). "Segunda parte de las preselecciones españolas, 1970-2004". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2008.
2. "Spain National Final 1976". natfinals.50webs.com.
3. "Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
4. "Results of the Final of The Hague 1976". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.